Watch out for ‘romance fraud’ on dating apps

New research digs into "romance fraud" and how people using dating apps can protect themselves against scammers.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
Feb. 10, 2023 ~8 min

IRS sends Black taxpayers at least 2.9X more audit notices

Researchers demonstrate how the IRS could tweak its secret algorithm to reduce the audit disparity facing Black taxpayers.

Stanford • futurity
Feb. 3, 2023 ~13 min


What’s up with the high price of eggs?

Three main factors are driving up cost of eggs, says Gregory Archer. It could take months for things to get back to normal.

Laura Muntean-Texas A&M • futurity
Jan. 27, 2023 ~3 min

Droughts put water bills out of reach for some families

Efforts to save water because of a drought can disproportionately affect low-income families, researchers report.

Taylor Kubota-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 26, 2023 ~7 min

Pay gaps among less educated workers are ‘striking’

A look at the earnings of young workers without college suggests that employers don't equally value the contributions of some groups.

Edward Lempinen-UC Berkeley • futurity
Jan. 20, 2023 ~7 min

Electric vehicles would benefit 90% of US households

Getting an EV would have financial and environmental benefits for most, but not all, US households that own a vehicle.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 13, 2023 ~8 min

Health care costs increasingly outpace employee insurance

Health care is growing less affordable for American adults—particularly women—with employer-sponsored health insurance, research finds.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Dec. 28, 2022 ~5 min

Paying people money for losing weight works

"Offering incentives, especially cash rewards... helps people of limited means struggling with obesity to lose weight."

David March-NYU • futurity
Dec. 5, 2022 ~7 min


Wealth doesn’t ease racial gap in maternal, infant health

New research uses income and other data to clarify maternal and infant health in the US. The findings point to structural racism in health care.

Stanford • futurity
Nov. 30, 2022 ~11 min

How will holiday shopping be different this year?

Experts have tips for your holiday shopping, including how to save some money, what'll be different this year, and what to get Gen Z.

Megan Schumann-Rutgers • futurity
Nov. 23, 2022 ~8 min

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